Chapter 937 Han Jianming's Spring (2)

Chapter 937 Han Jianming's Spring ()

For lunch, there are six dishes and one soup, which are stir-fried beef with winter bamboo shoots, shredded pork with fragrant fish, sweet and sour fish from West Lake, assorted honeycomb tofu with hot and sour lion head, stir-fried cabbage, and a mushroom soup.

Han Jianming looked at the dishes on a table and said with a smile, "Mother, why do you cook so many dishes today?"

Qiu Shi said with a smile: "Today is such a big happy event, how can we not add vegetables." Zhier Mo Ruomu, she knew that Han Jianming had taken a fancy to this girl just now.

Han Jianming wisely didn't answer, and helped Qiu to sit down: "Mother, you have to eat more when you cook so many dishes." Qiu believed in Buddhism and originally wanted to be only vegetarian. Still, Oak-hee felt that this was not good for her health, and urged her to eat meat. Therefore, Qiu Shi will also eat some meat at ordinary times.

After lunch, Mrs. Qiu went for a walk in the yard to digest food: "Tomorrow, I will ask the matchmaker to go to Xiang's family to propose marriage."

"Cough..." Han Jianming coughed in shock: "Mother, how can you be so sloppy?" He knew a lot about the Xia family's situation, but he didn't know anything about the Xiang family's situation. Even if he thinks this girl is very good, he doesn't know the details of the other party and will not act rashly.

Qiu Shi pretended to be annoyed and said, "What's sloppy? You are 41 years old after the new year, so don't step up." Marrying a wife earlier will also allow her to hold a grandson in her lifetime. It's just that she can't say it well.

Han Jianming didn't hide the Qiu's, and said, "I've asked Han Hao to investigate, and I'll talk about this when Han Hao comes back." If there is something wrong with the Xiang family, even if he has a good opinion of Xiang Zixin, he can't marry him. .

Qiu felt that Han Jianming was thinking too much: "What is there to investigate, what else can a girl's family do that violates the law and discipline? And this girl knows that her upbringing is not bad." Well, speak softly.

Han Jianming smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face did not show it: "Mother, if this girl is a sweetheart and poisonous, it will not be peaceful to marry. If so, then I would rather not marry a wife." Ye Shi was so tossed, It has already made Han Jianming have a shadow. And because of the Ye family, Yun Qing was a little alienated from the Han family. Ye was chosen by his grandmother, and he had no choice. This time, he must be cautious. The Han family can't stand the toss anymore.

Qiu Shi was silent for a while and said: "If this girl is not good, then if she finds it for you, she will always find a good one."

Han Jianming hummed: "Listen to my mother." No matter how gentle the concubine was, she was still not as good as a real wife.

Yu Cong died because he favored his concubine and destroyed his wife. With such a bloody example, no one in this official circle would dare to make the same mistake again.

Han Hao's actions were very fast, and he checked the Xiang family in half a day: "Master, the Xiang family split five years ago, and Wu San did not receive much property. Three years ago, Wu gave birth to a family. I have spent a lot of money on illness, but the illness has never been cured."

Han Jianming asked a question: "Then what does the Wu family mainly rely on now?"

Han Hao said: "The Wu family also has a shop and 60 acres of farmland. The shop has a rent of 180 taels per year, and the grain harvested from the field is enough for their family to chew." Under normal circumstances, these money and grain are guaranteed. They are well-fed. But the problem is that Mr. Wu has been taking medicine for many years, which is a bottomless pit.

After a pause, Han Hao said again: "The third master of the Xiang family has no ability, but he is an honest person. Now the housework of the Xiang family is handled by Miss Xiang, and she is also in charge of the younger brothers and sisters below."

Han Jianming nodded and asked again, "Why hasn't the eldest Xiang family been allowed yet? Have you checked this out?"

Since Han Hao went to investigate, he must have checked it out clearly: "The eldest girl from the Xiang family is dragged down by her family." The Xiang family has no money and cannot buy a dowry for her daughter.

Xiang Zixin is very good-looking and has been reading and writing since she was a child.

In fact, as long as she lowers her requirements, she can marry a good family even without a dowry. But she couldn't rest assured at home, and asked for a dowry of 3,000 yuan, but as a result, it was delayed until now.

Mr. Xiang San's duty is not to cause trouble, and the eldest girl of Xiang's family can manage the house and manage affairs. These Han Jianming are quite satisfied. As for Wu's disease, he should hire a good doctor for diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the first impression was very good, and Han Jianming felt that it was not bad to marry Xiang Zixin.

When Qiu Shi heard that Han Jianming was willing to marry Xiang Zixin, she was so happy that she ate an extra bowl of rice in the evening: "I will ask the matchmaker to go to Xiang's house to propose marriage." She wished that she would marry Xiang Zixin and go home. In this way, I can hold my grandson next year.

Han Jianming hummed: "Okay."

After seeing off Han Jianming, Mama Li said: "Old Madam, this matter can't be rushed, it's safer to ask someone. The eldest girl in the Xiang family is seventeen and has not yet engaged, so we must know the reason. Hidden disease, then it will be troublesome." Most of the women in Jiangnan were married at the age of sixteen, and the situation of the Xiang family's girl is not doubtful.

Qiu Shi thought for a while, then nodded and agreed: "You go and ask Han Hao to see what the reason is."

Half an hour later, Li's mother came back and told Han Hao's words: "Old madam, the reason why the girl from the Xiang family didn't marry is because she asked for a dowry of three thousand taels." Qiu's main reason was

Qiu Shi smiled and said, "Three thousand taels of betrothal gifts are not many." When they married Ye Shi, they bought a betrothal gift of 12,000 taels of silver. Three thousand taels, only a quarter of the original. But because it is a continuation marriage, it must not be compared with the original match.

Li's mother hurriedly said: "Old Madam, these eldest girls from the dowry Xiang family have promised to stay with their parents." Those who want to marry can't afford the money; And it comes with a bunch of clutter.

Qiu Shi asked in surprise, "Why?" This situation was obviously abnormal.

Li's mother said, "Mrs. Xiang's wife is not in good health. The girl of Xiang's family wants to save more money to see Mrs. Xiang's doctor."

Qiu was very satisfied: "It's a filial child." She decided to add another 2,000 taels of silver to the dowry.

Early the next morning, Qiu Shi asked Han Hao to invite the official media over. The matchmaker originally thought that the call for her was for Brother Chang's matchmaking, but she didn't expect it was for Han Jianming. Immediately agreed, unless the brain is pumping, will refuse this marriage. Taking the thick red seal, the matchmaker went out happily. After making this kind of marriage, the red seal is worth more than half a year's income.

On the Xiang family's side, when they saw the matchmaker coming to the door, they didn't take Qiao, so they readily agreed.

Qiu was eager to marry his daughter-in-law, so the marriage was decided years ago. The Qiu family also wanted to set the wedding date on the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, but Han Jianming stopped her. A month is too rushed, and he has so many things at hand that he can't get away. After negotiating with the Qiu family, the Qiu family set the pre-marriage date on the sixth day of March. Rao is so, and after the New Year, everyone in the Governor's Mansion also started to get busy.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yuxi received a letter from Han Jianming, knowing that he was going to continue his marriage.

Seeing Yun Qing looking at her, Yu Xi put down the letter and said, "Big brother is going to marry a wife in March next year." Han Jianming was forty, and this girl was only seventeen years old.

When Yun Qing heard this, he immediately said, "This time, don't marry another person who doesn't know the difference between two and six." Ye Shi left a deep shadow on him.

Yuxi shook her head and said, "I probably won't. Big Brother's vision is still very good."

Yun Qing snorted: "That's the best way. The Han family has a capable mistress, so you don't have to worry about it." He came to Yuxi for the things he hated the most about the Han family.

After Yuxi hummed, she let out a light sigh.

Yun Qing was a little puzzled, and asked, "Why are you sighing?" If it was said that this marriage was inappropriate, it would not be like

Yuxi smiled bitterly and said, "I think this world is too unfair to women. As long as a powerful man is fifty, he can marry a young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old; and women... have never heard of fifty A 20-year-old widow can’t marry a 17- or 18-year-old man unless the woman is too poor to marry a wife.

For a while, Yunqing didn't know how to answer this question. After a while, Yun Qing said, "Don't think about it so much." It is difficult to change this phenomenon.

Oak-hee just sighed, "I hope I can improve the status of women in my lifetime."

Yun Qing held Yu Xi's hand and said, "You have done a lot for them, don't tire yourself out." Don't interfere with widows' remarriage, this has been written into the law. In addition, if a woman wants to go to the government with Li Dizongzi, the government is not allowed to shirk. Once the shirk is found, the official's black gauze cap will be gone.

Oak Xi shook her head and said, "It's not enough." All of what she did was a drop in the bucket. Wanting to improve the status of women is a long way to go.

Yun Qing said: "This kind of thing has to be done slowly." This kind of old custom, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, can't be changed in a few years.

Yu Xi leaned on Yun Qing's shoulder and said softly, "He Rui, it is my greatest blessing to meet you in this life." No matter what she does, Yun Qing supports her unconditionally, otherwise she would not act so smoothly. .

"Meeting you is also my blessing." Yun Qing didn't want to continue the topic, and said, "Brother Hua must know about the re-marriage of eldest brother." Brother Hua is from the Han residence, but three hundred and sixty-six a year Fifteen days, there are three hundred and sixty days in the palace. After five years of getting along, Brother Hao has completely regarded Brother Hua as his own.

Yuxi nodded: "I'll tell him later. By the way, the eldest brother asks the second sister-in-law to see the daughter-in-law for Brother Chang, and she must be able and pungent. The second sister-in-law thinks that the two girls Xu Yue and Lu Yunyun meet the requirements of the eldest brother. "Although it is a private matter, Xu Zhen and Lu Fei are both generals with heavy troops. Especially Xu Zhen, who is good at fighting and has made great achievements in these years.

Yun Qing said: "Xu Zhen doesn't look down on Han Jiachang." As for whether Lu Fei would agree to this marriage, he didn't know. However, he will remind Lu Fei. As for whether or not to agree to this marriage, that is Lu Fei's business.

Yuxi smiled wryly: "Brother Chang is not good at writing, and he is sympathetic to jade. If the future son is born, the Han family will not be at peace." Han Jianming is only forty years old, as long as Xiang Zixin's health is fine, There are definitely sons.

Yun Qing said in disapproval: "If the son-in-law is splendid, then he can make a fortune on his own, how can he stare at the family's one-third of an acre of land." If this is the case, it is not counted.

Yuxi smiled bitterly and said, "When the world is settled, the Han family will definitely have a title. No matter how talented you are, you can still earn a title." The Han family is her natal family, and Han Jianming has They have done a lot of things and made great contributions, and in the future, the lowest reward will be the Marquis.

Yun Qing really didn't think that far, but soon he said: "What is there to argue about? Han Jiachang is recorded in the name of Ye's family, that is the eldest son of Zhenger Bajing. In the future, he will get the title of nobility. He has conquered."

Yu Xi looked at Yun Qing and said, "If it were you, the eldest son was incompetent, and the second son was brilliant and capable, who would you choose as the heir?"

Yun Qing said without thinking, "It must be the eldest son." Although Han Jiachang's eldest son had moisture, it was recorded in Ye's name, and his identity could not be changed.

Yuxi was not surprised by this answer: "The eldest brother is not you, he will choose someone more capable to inherit the family business." The eldest brother valued the inheritance of the family, and his wish since he was a child was to revitalize the family and let the Han family go back again. The center of power, for this reason, came to join her. Therefore, if the Xiang family is not born or the born son is useless in the future, the eldest brother is expected to appoint him. Once the son-in-law comes out, he will definitely change the heir. But the heir, how can it be so easy to change.

After listening to Yuxi's analysis, Yun Qing said, "Since he is incompetent, it would be good to make Han Jiachang a rich man."

That being said, but the things that originally belonged to him were taken away, and he must have resentment in his heart. The so-called disaster caused Xiao Qiang, the house was restless, how could the Han family really prosper?

Thinking of this, Oak Xi was a little fortunate, but fortunately Qihao was good enough to hold down the triplets. Otherwise, it will be troublesome in the future.

Yun Qing said helplessly: "You just think too much." Who knows what will happen in ten or twenty years.

After dinner, Oak-hee told Brother Hua that Han Jianming was about to marry again. Ping rì Brother Hua rarely dine with Yuxi and the others, it was not that Yuxi and Yunqing disagreed, but that Brother Hua himself did not want to.

Brother Hua said calmly, "Auntie, I understand." After he came back, he would eat and live in the palace, and the Han family only went back during the New Year's holiday. Since Han Jianming went to Jiangnan, he did not go back during the holidays. Speaking of which, the palace is his real home.

Brother Xuan frowned and asked, "Mother, will my eldest uncle treat my cousin bad after marrying a wife?" Brother Hua lives in the palace and has frequent contact with triplets for a long time. Feelings come out naturally.

Oakhee smiled and said, "No."

Brother You hummed: "There are not many good stepmothers here. Mother, what if that woman will marry an ugly and lazy daughter-in-law for her cousin in the future?" Mainly because Brother You heard too much The story of a vicious stepmother.

Qi Hao's feelings for Brother Hua are second only to his own brother: "Mother, what Ayou is worried about is unreasonable."

Yun Qing found that not only Yuxi thought too much, but also the children thought too much.

Yuxi laughed and said, "Don't worry about this, the daughter-in-law that Brother Hua will marry in the future must be done by my nod to your father." Big brother will definitely give this face.

Aside from affection, only if Brother Hua will become Qihao's arm in the future, she will not ignore Brother Hua's life-long affairs.

Brother You put his hand on his heart and said, "I can rest assured."

Brother Hua said with a grateful expression: "Thank you aunt and uncle, thank you, the first son and the three young masters." He was lucky to stay in the palace all these years.

Oak Xi touched Brother Hua's head, and said lovingly, "It's all a family, what's there to thank." (To be continued)